Word Meaning 征服

せいふく seifuku

征服 is read as せいふく (seifuku) and means conquest.

Meaning

English

  1. conquest
  2. subjugation
  3. overcoming (a difficulty)
  4. conquering (e.g. a mountain)
  5. mastery (of a skill)

Reading

Kana

せいふく

Romaji

seifuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6777 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

征服欲

せいふくよく

the lust for conquest

征服者

せいふくしゃ

conqueror

世界征服

せかいせいふく

world conquest

ノルマン征服

のるまんせいふく

Norman Conquest

柔道征服師

じゅうどうせいふくし

judo therapist

征東大将軍

せいとうたいしょうぐん

commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)

克服

こくふく

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.)

喪服

もふく

mourning dress

既製服

きせいふく

ready-made clothes

呉服

ごふく

silk fabrics

屈服

くっぷく

yielding

化学防護服

かがくぼうごふく

chemical protective clothing

Example Sentences

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そのくにはついにせいふくされた。

The country was finally conquered.

あれくさんどろすだいおうはこうだいなりょうどをせいふくした。

Alexander the Great conquered a vast territory.

そのせいふくしゃはおおくのひとびとをどれいにした。

The conqueror enslaved many people.

かれのせいふくよくはとどまるところをしらなかった。

His desire for conquest knew no bounds.

This is what is called the Norman Conquest.

My wish is to conquer this mountain.

The Normans conquered England in 1066.

The conquered are always wrong. History considers nothing but their defeat.

The Romans would never have had enough time for conquering the world if they had first been required to study Latin.